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Paris:Netherlands winger Arjen Robben, German World Cup-winning goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, and Real Madrid and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo are the three contenders to win UEFA's Best Player in Europe Award for 2013/14.

The winner will be declared on August 28 in Monaco, where the draw for the group stage of the Champions League is taking place. 

One of these 3 men will be the succesor to last year's winner Franck Ribery.

The deciding jury consists of journalists from the 54 member associations of UEFA.

Neuer & Robben both play for Bayern Munich, who won the domestic league & cup double in Germany last season, while Manuel Neuer was the outstanding goalkeeper at the World Cup and Robben impressed the world as the Netherlands finished third.

Ronaldo did not have the best of World Cup's, probably due to a very mediocre side he was leading, but he did star as Real Madrid won the Champions League & Copa del Rey.

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Manuel Neuer's Waxwork Honour

Manuel Neuer, German Star Goalkeeper is getting geared up to be endow with immortality at Madame Tussauds in Berlin, the museum announced on Wednesday. 

"Manuel Neuer is one of the most popular footballers, and since the World Cup he's been the most requested figure by our visitors," said museum director Sandra Schmalzried.

She also expressed regret at being unable to honour the entire World Cup Winning squad, adding: "but at 200,000 euros per player, it's not possible".

Neuer, who was voted German player of the year in a poll conducted by German football magazine Kicker, will be undergoing a series of measurements & photographs before a team of 20 experts begin the 4-month long project in London.

The Bayern Munich Goalkeeper's wax statue will join former Bayern and Germany goalkeeping legend Oliver Kahn as well as the waxworks of Mesut Ozil & Jurgen Klinsmann in the Berlin museum.

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Germany's Manuel Neuer won the World Cup Golden Glove award for the tournament's best goalkeeper after helping his side to a 1-0 victory over Argentina in Sunday's final. 

The 28-year-old Bayern Munich player was presented with the award at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium moments after the triumph. 

He beat off competition from Argentine opposite number Sergio Romero and Keylor Navas of surprise package Costa Rica.

Neuer was beaten only four times in the tournament and kept clean sheets in the 1-0 quarter-final win over France and the victory over Argentina in the final.

via:http://sports.ndtv.com/fifa-world-cup-2014/news/226873-world-cup-2014-german-goalkeeper-manuel-neuer-wins-golden-glove

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